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The sun has set on a fantastic edition of the FISU Beach Sports Championships

Championships 25 September 2026

The Figueira da Foz Buarcos Beach has seen the best beach soccer, handball, wrestling and volleyball student-athletes from the world compete on its sand over the last seven days. What a great way to say goodbye to the Portuguese summer! Almost from sunrise until sunset, student-athletes from all over the world jumped, kicked, ran and […]

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FISU Promotes YouRef at the Beach Sports Championship

Championships 22 September 2026

FISU organised two practical promotional sessions with all the officials present at the 2026 FISU World University Championship Beach Sports in Figueira da Foz, dedicated to the YouRef Erasmus+ Sport project Held during the six-day championship, the sessions provided an opportunity to introduce participants to the YouRef programme – “Inspiring and Retaining Young Sports Officials […]

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Brazil and Moldova lead the medal table as beach wrestling crowns first champions

Championships 21 September 2026

The Beach Wrestling competition concluded on 18 September in Figueira da Foz, with eight athletes crowned champions across the men’s and women’s categories. Brazil and Moldova claimed the largest number of gold medals, with three titles each. In the men’s competition, Moldova won the 70 kg, 80 kg and 90 kg categories, through Ion Berghi, […]

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Student-aththletes from all five continents meet on a Portuguese beach

Championships 17 September 2026

Figueira da Foz hosts the FISU World University Beach Sports Championship from 16-22 September. Participants from 31 nations and regions will compete for world titles in four disciplines: beach handball, beach soccer, beach volleyball and beach wrestling. For six days, the coastal city of Figueira da Foz has become a hub of international university sport. […]

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FISU America's student-athletes at their best

FISU America 30 July 2026

The fourth edition of the FISU America Games in Lima, Peru aren’t over yet. Make sure to follow even from afar until the very last whistle. Fifteen different sports, 18 participating countries and one same objective: to strengthen and deepen the bonds of unity, friendship, and solidarity among students, leaders, and Higher Education Institutions of […]

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A superb display of European University Sport

3x3 Basketball 29 July 2026

Make sure to follow the last days of action from the European Universities Games in Salerno, which will end on Saturday 1 August. Almost a week has gone by since the opening ceremony in Salerno and the best student-athletes from Europe are competing in 13 different sports in Southern Italy. You missed the beginning? Don’t […]

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French triumph on home soil!

Championships 28 June 2026

Both the women’s and the men’s teams won the gold medals in Pessac in an incredible atmosphere. The Netherlands, Czechia, Brazil and Spain also finished on the podium. Despite the air conditioned venues, the heatwave managed to find its way to the field of play thanks to the passion of the supporters. The finals were […]

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France will play both the women's and the men's finals!

Championships 24 June 2026

The host country will play the Netherlands in the women’s competition and Brazil in the men’s. Don’t miss any of it, just click here ! The FISU World University Championship Handball is streamed live, allowing fans around the world to follow the event and cheer on their teams. is streamed live, allowing fans around the […]